Summary

  • FT: Eastleigh 1-1 Bolton - late Pratley equaliser

  • West Brom equalise late against Bristol City

  • FT: Arsenal come from behind against Sunderland

  • 18 wins today, seven draws, one postponement

  1. The comic strip presents...published at 10:00

    Exeter 2-2 Liverpool

    Hopefully, Conor isn't entirely right about this, or I'm out of a job. Fine work, though.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2016

    #BBCFACup

    Andy Hurley: Elland Road. Has been unlucky over the years. Which is a pity as I'm a Leeds fan.

    Ninja Embellish: Went to watch Lincoln v Peterborough at Sincil Bank. Waited 20 mins for a pie - a dodgy Howard Forrington shot knocked it out my hand.

    The football-themed topic for today on The Danny Baker Show is 'Unlucky Grounds For You (For Something Other Than The Result)'. 

    Send us your offerings using #bbcfacup on Twitter or via text on 81111 (UK only).  

  3. Same again?published at 09:57

    Exeter 2-2 Liverpool

    Unbowed, though, Jurgen Klopp says he might pick the same youthful starting line-up that featured on Friday for the Reds' FA Cup replay against Exeter.

    Liverpool's XI - with an average age of 22 and featuring 10 players with a combined 13 appearances this season - drew 2-2 at the League Two side.

    "Maybe we play the same again," the German said, blaming injuries and fixture congestion.

    "Perhaps the other players will be back or maybe it'll be the same XI."

    Even better than his post-match interview was the one the German conducted before the game from the tea room at St James Park, complete with tea ladies in the background. Love the FA Cup.

    Jurgen KloppImage source, BBC Sport
  4. Klopp gets his first taste of the FA Cuppublished at 09:52

    Exeter 2-2 Liverpool

    I think it would be fair to say that the honeymoon period has ended for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. In fact, not only has it ended but his holiday tan is fading, he and the wife are starting to gripe at each other and most of the wedding presents have broken within a couple of months.

    You could see the surprise on the German's face last night that a lower league club had matched his young side, claiming a 2-2 draw to claim a replay at Anfield.

    But for Brad Smith's 73rd-minute equaliser, it could have been much worse.

    Jurgen Klopp at ExeterImage source, Getty Images
  5. get involved

    Your classic FA Cup photospublished at 09:45

    #bbcfacup

    As well as Danny Baker's 'Unlucky Grounds for You' theme, we also want your best fan photos from today. So whether you are getting stuck into a pasty at a service station, rocking up at a ground in a rain-soaked shirt or bouncing about on the terraces of a lower league club send us your snaps.

    You can send them our way via the hashtag #bbcfacup on Twitter.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2016

    #BBCFACup

    The football-themed topic for today on The Danny Baker Show is 'Unlucky Grounds For You (For Something Other Than The Result)'. 

    Send us your offerings using #bbcfacup on Twitter or via text on 81111 (UK only).  

  7. 'Lou-turn'published at 09:40

    The Sun

    Finally, the Sun, who put Manchester United front and centre. Apparently, boss Louis van Gaal's number two Ryan Giggs has taken centre stage at the club, external in both training and match preparation in a bid to "put a smile back on the face" of the club. Yeah, to be fair, LVG doesn't strike me as a gag man. He's more like Drax the Destroyer from Guardians of the Galaxy.

    SunImage source, Sun
  8. 'Raging Bulls'published at 09:35

    Daily Mail

    The Daily Mail are all over the reported scuffle between Diego Costa and Oscar on the Chelsea training ground, one described as "two wolves bumping chests" by Blues interim manager Guus Hiddink. No offence to Oscar, but if it developed into a full on bout, I'm backing Costa.

    Daily MailImage source, Daily Mail
  9. 'Day of the underdog'published at 09:30

    The Guardian

    The Guardian have gone for a more nostalgic feel to their back page, giving us six pictorial odes to some of the FA Cup third round's great underdogs. This makes it two topless appearances for Mickey Thomas in 30 minutes of today's live text. Sorry.

    GuardianImage source, Guardian
  10. On their way to Anfieldpublished at 09:25

    The Times

    The Times also hand over the majority of their back page to League Two Exeter's Friday night exploits in earning a replay at Anfield. Front and centre is Lee Holmes, who scored direct from a corner. No wonder he's smiling.

    The TimesImage source, The Times
  11. In the Cup for Totting-hampublished at 09:22

    Daily Express

    The Daily Express are on message with an ode to the Cup, specifically Exeter's 2-2 draw against Liverpool (more on that in a bit).

    In addition, they report on Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino's pledge, external to Ossie Ardiles and other club legends that he and chairman Daniel Levy will sing a duet at White Hart Lane if he wins some silverware for the club this season.

    It's a shame Pochettino doesn't still have his flowing mullet-esque locks from 1998. He'd have been a shoe-in for Glenn Hoddle's part in 'Diamond Lights'.

    Daily ExpressImage source, Daily Express
  12. Back pagespublished at 09:17

    As you'd expect, there is an FA Cup third-round theme to many of today's newspaper back pages, sprinkled with some Chelsea training ground shenanigans and Van Gaal chat. Let's have a look...

  13. The Danny Baker Showpublished at 09:14

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    As is the norm on a Saturday morning, Mr Danny Baker is on air for his radio show today. In fact, he's been doing his stuff for about 15 minutes now. If you want to listen all you need do is tune in to BBC Radio 5 live.

    His guests include former Celtic and Republic of Ireland keeper Packie Bonner and ex-Liverpool defender Alan Kennedy.

    His football-themed topic for today is 'Unlucky Grounds For You (For Something Other Than The Result)'. Feel free to send us your offerings using #bbcfacup on Twitter or via text on 81111 (UK only).

    Danny Baker
  14. Holding out for a heropublished at 09:10

    Yes, it's FA Cup third round weekend, when dreams are made and nightmares forged. There will be a host of lower league players staring into the mirror this morning, hoping to be the next Ronnie Radford. And a few Premier League players praying they don't do a Djimi Traore.

    That is the beauty of football fans when it comes to the third round of the FA Cup. Like Velociraptors testing their enclosure wires for weaknesses, they remember.

    All together now, 'Don't blame it on the Biscan, don't blame it on the Hamann...'

    Ronnie RadfordImage source, Getty Images
  15. The magic of the Cuppublished at 09:08

    2016?

    Billy Sharp, Jamie Cureton, Scott Boden and James ConstableImage source, Getty/Rex
  16. The magic of the Cuppublished at 09:07

    2003.

    Shrewsbury beat EvertonImage source, Gett
  17. The magic of the Cuppublished at 09:05

    1992.

    Mickey Thomas (left) celebrates after Wrexham beat ArsenalImage source, Getty Images
  18. The magic of the Cuppublished at 09:02

    1989.

    Sutton United's Tony Rains and Matthew Hanlan celebrate after beating CoventryImage source, Getty Images
  19. The magic of the Cuppublished at 09:00

    1972.

    Ronnie Radford celebrates scoring for Hereford against NewcastleImage source, PA